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Finding it tough going on your own?
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—as well as an editor of other bestsellers and a writing coach to bestselling writers—
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Whether I work with you as a book consultant, writing coach, editor, or writer,
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together we’ll make your content sound like you–only better.
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Your book is almost ready to launch. The hardcopy book proof you just received from Amazon or IngramSpark looks great. The interior page layout you saw as a short sample and in the electronic proof looks even better now that you’re holding the actual book. Then you...
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